SPAIN v. OWENS CORNING FIBERGLASS CORP.

No. 4-98-0067.

710 N.E.2d 528 (1999)

304 Ill. App.3d 356

237 Ill.Dec. 898

Shirley SPAIN, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Marshal L. Spain, Jr., Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. OWENS CORNING FIBERGLASS CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellant (The Celotex Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Keene Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Southern Asbestos, a Delaware Corporation, Raymark Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Fibreboard Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., f/k/a Owens-Illinois Glass Company, an Ohio Corporation, Flinkote Company, a Delaware Corporation, and A.E. Staley Company, a Delaware Corporation, Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided April 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce R. Braun (argued), John F. Stinneford, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, for Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp.

James Walker (argued), Walker & Wylder, Ltd., Bloomington, for Shirley Spain.


Presiding Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Shirley Spain, as administrator of the estate of her husband, Marshal L. Spain (decedent), sued numerous manufacturers of asbestos-containing products, including Owens Corning Fiberglass Corporation (OC). Her complaint alleged the manufacturers were responsible for decedent's injuries and later death. Before trial, all defendants but OC settled or were dismissed. A jury returned a verdict against...

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